IBM Marketing VP Adds Color to Big Blue [Video]

There was a time when most IBMers wore uniforms of pin-striped suits, white button-down shirts, rep ties and wing-tipped shoes. Now there’s a lot more color — in speech and dress, thanks to the leadership of executives like Tami Cannizzaro.

Cannizzaro is a vice president of marketing in the industry solutions division at Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM. She embraces social media, thinks of herself as a brand advocate and credits her employees for being smart enough to share appropriate information about themselves and their company.

"I always hear people say ‘I don’t have time for social media.’ What I tell members of my team is that I prefer then to be active advocates for our brand, making sure they are aware of what’s happening in the industry, rather than answer their 200 emails from internal type activity."

"It’s really important, especially for large brands, to use social media to be active and keep their hands on the pulse of what’s happening, especially in marketing. As a marketer, the landscape is changing very, very quickly. It’s important to stay fresh and really understand how to use social, because it’s a very powerful tool."

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IBM Marketing VP Adds Color to Big Blue [Video]